Gordon Lodge Rest Home, 43 Westgate Bay Avenue, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8AH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from 13 bedroom care home (Use Class C2) to 5-bed dwelling (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Jan 2027 and 1 Feb 2027, from Thanet's recent changes of use.
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,250,000 in November 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Thanet
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- CT8 8AH
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2026
- Ward
- Westgate-on-Sea
- Parish
- Westgate Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Dec 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Urban Surveying & Design LTD
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides changes of use by day 75.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Dec 2026
Historical activity at this location
13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Thanet ranks #171 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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